Posted by jukkahoo
So I went and saw a doctor today. This time he was the one blond (dyed) haired middle-aged dude, whom I had seen once before, but I can’t seem to place him. Where was this and why? Named Teerijoki (or close, actually more like "Teeri..mmumble.. How do you do?") apparently.
Had a wee chat, where he told that as far as he can see, the Monday’s pictures look fine and dandy, but since there was no statement from the X-ray doctor, they’d phone me next week with the results. As to the other tests, everything else was well within the normal parameters – even my white cell levels, though they could be a bit higher – except my "virtsahappo" (seems to be uric acid), which was 509 (as opposed to normal range of approx. 190-460). This is a clear indication of a possible gout. A gout!
No more port wine, then.
As well as no more smoking. Dr. Teerimumble encouraged me not to start smoking, since (and this here was a bit cryptic in my mind) "one plus one is three in this case". Come to think of it, it makes perfect sense. Occasional cigar now and then is not out of the question, since "secondary smoking is everywhere and one does inhale the bad stuff once and a while".
I had to ask about excessive drinking, but that apparently is up to the Big Boss ie. Sari. I consider excessive drinking being a bit more than few pints of beer at St. Urho’s Pub every other week.
All in all, this looks very promising. Dr. Teerimumble said that at this point the risk of renewal is about 20% (after three months) and it’ll slide all the way down to about 5% within the first year. Three years from now we’re talking about a possibility of one percent or less. I think I’ll survive…
Eating Muffins 